Faculty of Arts & Science · St. George
GGR259H1
Urban Growth and Decline
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Official source · Faculty of Arts & ScienceThe growth and decline of cities have been and continue to be preoccupations of scholars and practitioners alike. This course is an introduction to the causes and consequences of urban growth and decline at the neighbourhood, municipal, and regional levels. Special attention will be paid to North American cities, but others outside of that sphere will be discussed as well. Concepts and topics will include a consideration of the following: rural to urban migration; industrialization and deindustrialization; urban renewal; suburbanization; austerity and neoliberalism; racial avoidance and discrimination; gentrification; and capital switching and uneven development.
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- None listed
- Contact hours
- 24 lecture
- Total scheduled hours for the course, not per week.
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Report an error →| Claim | Source | Captured | Status |
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| Course description, prerequisites, exclusions, contact hours | Faculty of Arts & Science | 2026-07-25 | public fact |
| 2 archived documents, 2022-2023 | Pyko archive | 2026-07-25 | index only |
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